Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

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Too funny! First they come out with home theater systems at a wide range of price points (simple to complex). Next, the home theater seating, for those who can afford, or want such things. Now here you have your 'home theater' experience at the theater!!

Actually, I didn't know there were such things. I know that we have some fancy new theaters, but I have no idea what the amenities are. I do know that one theater has beer, wine, and a menu, of sorts. They usually have indie films and on occaision, the restored classic film.

Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

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Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

The International Film Festival in Cleveland sells out most films with long stand by lines. It is a wonderful event including foreign films amateur productions, documentaries and lots of others. This gets me into the theater every year for many days!

Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

I stopped going to the movies back when Blockbuster Video came along and made movie rentals cheap and available soon after release. Now I just stream whatever I want over Roku from any number of options, and many of those are free. I also have Amazon, and new release rentals are still inexpensive. I can't think of a single reason I'd go out to watch a movie.

Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

I love going to the movies. This week, I've seen Lady Bird and the Darkest Hour. I'm going to see I, Tonya today, and the Post tomorrow.

I almost never get time to go, so I'm taking this winter break to do so. I like going alone, too, so nobody is chatting to me.

The movie theater concept has changed here over the past 5-10 years. Not sure about other places. The big multiplexes were losing money. But now we've got places like ipic that has recliners and food/drink service, and reserved seats. And the artsy film houses that are playing foreign movies and limited release movies.

And the big movie plexes still have the blockbusters, but since we have a huge Chinese and Indian population here, we get many Chinese and Indian movies. I love Bollywood movies. But I confess I haven't gone to any Chinese films yet.

Re: What would make you go to the movies again?

This would be the death knell for theater companies; but the only thing that would get me back in the theaters is:

For the theaters to be the majestic buildings they once were with ample room in each seat, maybe a rocking seat, excessively padded, with screens that were many multiples of the size of my TV screen at home, possible as large as CINERAMA screens were, or 70mm screens, you know...... where we all watched Ben Hur and those chariots come straight toward us, or we all watched a certain nun lead a group of children in song, or even later, when we saw Han Solo drive his vehicle through those asteroids.

But those are all gone now. The buildings are built to hold as many mini-theaters as they can possibly hold, the screens are barely bigger than what you can buy at home(if you got the big bucks), people's cell phones are either vibrating or ringing, the places stink, the seats are the size of coach fare airline seats, and sadly; there have been but a handful of movies that I rank as being impressive enough to have been seen in a theater (Avatar is an example, as is Titanic.... go James Cameron),

Anyway, that's how I fell about the industry.... I don't think my wish will ever happen as it is too costly.

So I see the theater industry going the way of coal and the video rental store.